On Sunday morning we woke up bright and early at 5:30 to climb Table Mountain via the Platteklip Gorge. The mountain is over 1000m high and the views from the top were spectacular. Getting there, however, was certainly difficult, as the route is very steep and long, and although I found the way down to be much easier, that was not the group consensus. Overall hiking time was just under 4 hours.
On Tuesday night, 6 of us decided to check out Lion's Head, another hike most commonly visited on the full moon. This mountain was about 6000m but the climb was significantly shorter and more enjoyable, even including some rock climbing.
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| Lions Head |
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| View of Table Mountain |
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| At the top |
Table Mountain pictures:
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| Kevin and I at the top, finally! |
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| The dassie, Dutch for badger, the nearest descendent to the elephant |
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| The climbers! |
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| Above the city |
Excellent use of the Patty shirt.
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